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Wine Reviews: 2011 Clos Fantine Faugeres Languedoc, France Languedoc holds a special place in my heart because so many of my wine epiphanies have happened while drinking wines from the Languedoc. Opening this wine brought back memories of all the Languedoc wines we drank when we lived on the east coast. Every now and then […]

Wine Review: NV Gosset Champagne Brut Excellence Gosset Brut Excellenceis Champagne that is superior in almost every aspect. The wine is comprised of 36% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir (all from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards) and 19% Pinot Meunier. Gosset has been producing Champagne in Ay, France since 1584 granting them the bragging rights to […]

Wine Review: 2010 Michael Gassier Costières de Nîmes Syrah . When I first tasted this wine, there was one thing that really hit home—the wine was simple yet it really loved to flaunt its opulent side without being that annoying bragger. The 2010 Michael Gassier Costières de Nîmes Syrah really fits into Gassier’s mission which […]

This co-op began its journey in 1957 when forty winegrowers grouped together to pool their money to build a cooperative at the top of the hill in Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg in the Loire Valley of France. Mushroom farms and glorious architecture surround the region around Saumur. Today, the co-op has nearly three hundred members and 1,800 hectares […]

Frapin is a family owned business that has made estate-produced and bottled cognac with roots tied to Charentes in southwest France that date back to 1270. Unlike many other cognac producers, they own the land and grapes—741 acres in the Cognac area of Charentes, with 500 acres of Premier Cru de Cognac vineyards planted with […]

Domaine du Clos Naudin consists of roughly 28 acres of Chenin blanc. Philippe Foreau is the third generation of the Foreau family to produce Vouvray from this fabled domaine which his grandfather purchased in 1923. The vineyards are located in the northeast corner of Vouvray, with the ages of the vines averaging 45 years. (more…)